Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments, and serve on committees. Together with the U.S. Senate, the House is responsible for passing the annual budget of the United States. To qualify, a candidate must be U.S. citizen for at least 7 years, a registered voter, and an inhabitant of state at time of election. Salary: $174,000 Term: 2 years. This position is partisan.
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Contact Phone
206-661-8791
Campaign Phone (public)
503-208-1228
Town Where You Live
Unincorporated WashCo
Your Experience/Qualifications
My first job was in my mom’s small business, and I worked in retail for several years. I then worked my way through community college, college, and law school. I’ve been a paralegal at Legal Aid, a consumer protection attorney, active community volunteer, and state legislator. My advocacy for public education inspired my first run for office, and now I am a national leader on the Education and Science Committees. I’ve spent my career fighting for a better future for Oregonians.
County
Washington County
Term
2 years
Term Expires
2026
Everyone deserves to live with dignity and respect as they age, which is why a secure retirement and earned benefits like Social Security are important. I have strongly opposed efforts to privatize Social Security and end Medicare as we know it, efforts that would impose extra costs on older Americans. I am a vocal advocate for giving Social Security recipients a cost-of-living adjustment, so their payments keep up with rising costs of housing, medication, and other basic needs. We can bolster Social Security by raising or lifting the cap. I am a cosponsor of the Social Security 2100 Act, which includes increasing benefits for current and future beneficiaries and creating a new minimum benefit so no one retires with poverty-level benefits.
We need compassionate and comprehensive immigration policy. Immigrants make our country better, and I do not support the hateful targeting and harmful rhetoric directed toward the immigrant community. I support protecting Dreamers and their families, a path to citizenship, and improvements to the asylum system, including the removal of any unfair, burdensome, or unnecessary restrictions to those coming to our country who are seeking asylum.
The climate crisis is an existential threat and a national emergency. Congress must take meaningful action to reduce emissions and transition to a clean energy economy. Because the climate crisis disproportionally affects low-income and BIPOC communities, we need a just transition with the creation of more good jobs – including for people historically left behind. I will continue to work in Congress to take urgent action to reduce emissions and protect our planet for generations to come. Additionally, I have championed legislation to address ocean acidification and marine debris, and I’m working to prevent heat-related illnesses and deaths.
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Town Where You Live
Warrenton
County
Clatsop
I would make sure that the Social Security Insurance Fund was used solely for its intended purposes.
I would make it a felony to cross the border illegally and a forfeiture of any future citizenship. I believe in international intervention and prevention of the cause of the illegal immigration, and massive immigration law reform to make it more equitable for everyone.
I would push for an international ban on weather modification in the same stream of thought as has been done with nuclear and biological weapons treaties.
